Consumers are cheering the failure of the deal to go through since the result will probably be more price cutting amid the fierce competition in the industry. A merged T-Mobile-Sprint would have been a major challenger to number two AT&T, and could have given Verizon a run for the top spot in a few years. With its hoard of 2.5GHz high-frequency spectrum, Sprint would have been a perfect fit for T-Mobile and its cache of low-frequency airwaves in the 600MHz-700MHz bands. Now that nothing has changed, Sprint remains in a vulnerable position, having reported annual losses for ten consecutive years. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has talked about spinning off a new company that would own the valuable spectrum as a way to unlock its value.

"While we couldn’t reach an agreement to combine our companies, we certainly recognize the benefits of scale through a potential combination. However, we have agreed that it is best to move forward on our own."-Marcelo Claure, CEO, Sprint

T-Mobile, on the other hand, is still the fastest growing and most innovative carrier in the states. While Deutsche Telekom would have preferred a deal, T-Mobile still has its unconventional CEO John Legere at the helm, ready to continue taking the fight to Verizon and AT&T.

Why would you actively want that? If people were opposed to a merger because it would leave only 3 carriers competing, why do you think people would also want there to be 3 carriers with one being gone from bankruptcy? And if you think T-Mobile would be the main beneficiary due to the spectrum being sold off, think again. Verizon and AT&T would love to buy up some of that spectrum and towers.

Might be different in other markets, but where I'm at Sprint can't even provide clear call quality, it sounds like static over a walkie talkie. They have dead spots all over and lack many features that Verizon and Tmobile offer.

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